Pandava

The Pandavas (Sanskrit पाण्डव Pandava Sg ) are the five sons of King Pandu and his two wives Kunti and Madri in the Indian epic Mahabharata. The descendants of his first wife Kunti are Yudhishthira, Arjuna and Bhima. With Madri he is the father of the twins Nakula and Sahadeva.

Due to a curse Pandu was not able to have children and therefore should at his request, the gods be fathers of his sons. This lineage is clearly in the nature of the five Pandavas. They have varying degrees of traits: Yudhishthira is considered just and truthful, as his father Yama is the personalized Dharma. Bhima, renowned for his strength and appetite, comes from the wind god Vayu, and is thus a brother of the monkey -headed Hanuman. Arjuna, the great archer and fighter who owes his skills of descent from Indra. Nakula and Sahadeva, the two youngest, are excellent horsemen, a skill that they have received from their divine fathers, the Ashvin twins. All five grew up under the guardianship of Kunti, Madri after Pandu was the deceased husband followed voluntarily to his death.

The five brothers have several wives, though they are all married with princess Draupadi. So Arjuna has five women, including Krishna's sister Subhadra.

Of the many cities that are founded or visited by five brothers, five are mentioned by name, which should still exist today: Indraprashta ( Delhi ), Panprastha ( Panipat ), Sonprastha ( Sonipat ), Tilprastha ( Tilpat ) and Vyagprastha ( Bagpat )

In the Mahabharata, the Pandavas fight against their hundred cousins, the Kauravas. They have on their side the help of Krishna, the Kauravas, the army of Krishna and all revered teacher of the two families and the most powerful warrior. Before the start of the final battle in Kurukshetra Krishna explained as a charioteer his disciple and friend Arjuna the right attitude of a warrior chosen by God and revealed to him the workings of the Supreme Divinity. This part of the Mahabharata called the Bhagavad Gita, the Song of the Blessed One.

After the battle of Kurukshetra, Yudhishthira was crowned as the new king. At the end of the Mahabharata is only granted to him in his human form the way into the sky, and only after a further examination there follows the union with his loved ones.